यान्ति देवव्रता देवान्पितॄन्यान्ति पितृव्रताः | भूतानि यान्ति भूतेज्या यान्ति मद्याजिनोऽपि माम्
yānti devavratā devānpitṝnyānti pitṛvratāḥ . bhūtāni yānti bhūtejyā yānti madyājino.api mām
Les adorateurs des dieux vont aux dieux ; les adorateurs des mânes vont aux mânes ; les adorateurs des êtres élémentaires (Bhutas) vont aux êtres élémentaires ; et ceux qui M'adorent M'atteignent.
Votaries of the gods reach the gods; the votarites of the manes go to the manes; the worshippers of the Beings reach the Beings; and those who worship Me reach Me.
Les adorateurs des mânes (Pitris), comme ceux qui accomplissent les rites de Shraddha, vont aux ancêtres. Ceux qui adorent les dieux avec dévotion et vœux vont à eux. Les Bhutas sont des êtres élémentaires inférieurs aux dieux mais supérieurs aux humains. Le fruit de l'adoration est en accord avec la connaissance, la foi et la nature de l'adoration du dévot. Bien que l'effort soit le même, les gens n'adorent pas Krishna en raison de leur ignorance, obtenant ainsi une récompense limitée. Ses dévots, en revanche, obtiennent un fruit infini et ne reviennent pas à ce monde mortel.
The worshippers of the manes such as the Agnisvattas who perform Sraaddha and other rites in devotion to their ancestors go to the manes. Those who worship the gods with devotion and vows go to them.Bhutas are elemental beings lower than the gods but higher than human beigns they are the Vinayakas? the hosts of Matris? the four Bhaginis and the like.Those who devote themselves to the gods attain the form of those gods at death. Similar is the fate of those who worship the manes (their own ancestors) or the Bhutas. The fruit of the worship is in accordance with the knowledge? faith? offering and nature of worship of the devotee.Though the exertion is the same? people do not worship Me on account of their ignorance. Conseently they get very little reward.My devotees obtain endless fruit. They do not come back to this mortal world. It is also easy for them to worship Me. How (Cf.VII.23)